Jeff Daniels Wins First Major Award at Emmys 2013!

Jeff Daniels is full of joy while posing in the press room backstage at the 2013 Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday (September 22) in Los Angeles.

The 58-year-old took home the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work on HBO’s The Newsroom, which just wrapped its second season last weekend.

Jeff noted on stage that this is the first major acting award he has ever won. Watch his acceptance speech below!

Also pictured inside: Jeff checking out the gifts inside the HBO Luxury Lounge the day before at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, wearing a Brokn Legend cap and Lazypants pants.